三昧

Chinese

		phonetic
simp. and trad. (三昧)		三	昧

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit समाधि (samādhi).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sānmèi

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄢ ㄇㄟˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saam¹ mui⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: sānmèi
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ㄇㄟˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sanmey
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sanmèi
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sän⁵⁵ meɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: saam¹ mui⁶
    • Yale: sāam muih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saam¹ mui⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: sam¹ mui⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /säːm⁵⁵ muːy̯²²/

Noun

三昧

1. (Buddhism) samadhi
2. (figuratively) knack; secret

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
三	昧
さん Grade: 1	まい Grade: S
on’yomi

Kanji in this term
三	昧
さん > ざん Grade: 1	まい Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 三昧, from Sanskrit समाधि (samādhi).

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) さんまい [sàńmáí] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA^(key): [sã̠mːa̠i]
  • (noun only)

Noun

三昧(さんまい) • (sanmai)

1. (Buddhism) samadhi

Suffix

三昧(ざんまい) • (-zanmai)

1. (figuratively) doing something to one's heart's content

Usage notes

• Attaches to nouns or na-adjectives.